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also instalment
as in inaugural
the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization
attended the installment of the new university president
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Recent Examples of installment
Almost a decade after the third installment, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is coming to the Nintendo Switch.
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Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 1 May 2025
The post-hardcore luminaries are releasing the first two installments, recordings of their first-ever show on September 3, 1987, and to-date final performance on November 4, 2002, this Friday (May 2).
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Apr. 2025
From the jump, the show was willing to reinvent side characters and subplots, while infusing the themes of the video game’s first installment—survival and unconditional love—into its smallest creations.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2025
Season 5 is now the highest grossing installment of the series, generating $42.4 million at the domestic box office.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2025
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Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 1 May 2025
The post-hardcore luminaries are releasing the first two installments, recordings of their first-ever show on September 3, 1987, and to-date final performance on November 4, 2002, this Friday (May 2).
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Apr. 2025
From the jump, the show was willing to reinvent side characters and subplots, while infusing the themes of the video game’s first installment—survival and unconditional love—into its smallest creations.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2025
Season 5 is now the highest grossing installment of the series, generating $42.4 million at the domestic box office.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for installment
Noun
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Often times, the swearing-in of the President for a second term generates a lower audience than the initial inaugural.—
Brad Adgate,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Not So Glamorous Speaking of which, inaugurals are theoretically supposed to be glamorous.—
Elisabeth Bumiller,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Waltz's departure just 102 days into Trump's second term marks the first high-ranking administration official to leave a post since the president's inauguration.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Trump cycled through four national security advisers in his first four years—including Michael Flynn, who was fired within a month of the 2017 inauguration after misleading Vice President Mike Pence about contacts with the Russian ambassador.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
1 May 2025
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“Installment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/installment. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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